Posttraumatic Growth: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Recently Revised Model

Dursun, Pınar; Söylemez, İ̇̇̇brahim

doi:10.5080/u23694

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“…The present research may have implications for recent models of posttraumatic depreciation and posttraumatic growth (Dursun & Söylemez, 2020; Tedeschi et al, 2017, 2018). More concretely, (a) the intrusive rumination that predicts posttraumatic depreciation resembles the absence-related depression that predicts a literal form of mnemonic reconstruction (reexperiencing), and (b) the deliberate rumination that predicts posttraumatic growth resembles the absence-related melancholy that predicts a metaphoric form of mnemonic reconstruction (felt presence).…”

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Predicting impactful dreams: The contributions of absence-related melancholy and absence-related depression.

Kuiken¹,

Lee²,

Northcott³

2023

Dreaming

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Distressing life events precipitate disturbing dreams in several forms (e.g., nightmares, sleep terrors). Although research has focused on nightmares, some studies have differentiated three types of impactful dreams: nightmares, existential dreams, and transcendent dreams (Kuiken et al., 2006; Lee & Kuiken, 2015). In two studies, we examined whether contrasting forms of response to distressing life events (absence-related depression and absence-related melancholy) differentially predict these dream types. In an initial in-laboratory session, participants described their loss and trauma histories, and then, in an online session after awakening from an impactful dream, they completed an Impactful Dreams Questionnaire and a Post-Dream Questionnaire. Analyses of variance and structural equation models indicated that absence-related depression independently mediated the effects of loss, trauma, and traumatic loss on nightmare distress. In contrast, the interplay between absence-related melancholy and absence-related depression mediated the effects of loss, trauma, and traumatic loss on the features of existential dreams. These results suggest that dreamers’ response to nightmares resembles reparative regulation of intrusive memories, whereas their response to existential dreams resembles ambivalent reflection on poignant reminiscences. The basis for such reminiscences in existential (and perhaps transcendent) dreams is a level of metacognition that enables attunement to explicitly metaphoric relations between semantically “neighboring” dream representations.

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Predicting impactful dreams: The contributions of absence-related melancholy and absence-related depression.

Kuiken¹,

Lee²,

Northcott³

2023

Dreaming

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“…First, family support, which is reported to be significantly related to adaptation ( Aass et al, 2022 ), especially the understanding and love of spouses, can eliminate the anxiety and sense of inferiority of breast cancer patients, enhance their sense of being respected and loved, and enable them to face life positively and overcome the disease ( Bellur et al, 2018 ). Second, the support of friends, colleagues and medical staff can make patients feel more love and energy in their lives, thereby promoting their level of PTG ( Dursun and Söylemez, 2020 ). Third, it is important to emphasize the role of community medical institutions and cancer nonprofit organizations, increase social attention to breast cancer patients, and improve patients’ objective support and utilization of social support.…”

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confidence: 99%

The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis

Wan

Chen

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is consistently reported to be associated with social support among people with breast cancer. But so far there is no consensus on the size and direction to which social support are related to PTG in people with breast cancer. Thus, a meta-analysis was performed by us to quantitatively synthesize the previous results. This meta-analysis followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Embase, Chongqing VIP Information Co., Ltd. (VIP), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and WANFANG DATA databases prior to 1 June 2022. A random effects model of Stata software (version 17.0) was employed to compute the pooled association coefficient and examine a series of moderating factors: economic level, publication type, region, year of publication, participants’ age, and social support measurement tools. Ultimately, 31 studies including 6,380 breast cancer patients were identified. This meta-analysis offers evidence of a highly positive correlation between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer (r = 0.425). Economic level, region, and social support measurement tools moderated the link between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer. Whether variables such as disease stage, time since diagnosis, and disease treatment moderate the link between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer can be further investigated in the future.

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“…PTG describes an individual's experience of recovering from trauma. In PTG, after a period of emotional distress, an individual not only returns to pre-traumatic function but also has an opportunity for personal development [ 11 , 29 ]. Deliberate rumination is the cognitive processing of traumatic events emphasized in PTG [ 11 , 12 ].…”

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Internal growth of women with recurrent miscarriage: a qualitative descriptive study based on the post-traumatic growth theory

Shin,

Kim,

Kim

2023

BMC Women's Health

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Background Unexpected and repeated miscarriages in a woman's life cycle can be a mental and physical burden and lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. However, women may also experience inner growth with such experiences. Methods This study was qualitative descriptive research examining the experiences of South Korean women who had recurrent miscarriages three or more times. Results The average age of the participants was 34.6 years, and the average number of recurrent miscarriages was 3.87. Additionally, five themes were identified as follows: (1) Confusing as if in muddy water, (2) Self-examination of past daily life, (3) Empathy and comfort in homogeneous groups, (4) Religious beliefs that include the lost fetus, and (5) Transforming for internal growth. Conclusion Based on the results of this study, intervention strategies need to be implemented to support the inner growth of women who have experienced recurrent miscarriages.

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Posttraumatic Growth: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Recently Revised Model

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Predicting impactful dreams: The contributions of absence-related melancholy and absence-related depression.

Predicting impactful dreams: The contributions of absence-related melancholy and absence-related depression.

The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis

Internal growth of women with recurrent miscarriage: a qualitative descriptive study based on the post-traumatic growth theory

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